cardiff uni - international m-libraries conference 2012
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Presentation at International M-Libraries Conference 2012 from Cardiff University. Cover some different approaches to presenting services on a mobile - in the context of a recent project at the uni. http://www.m-libraries.org/TRANSCRIPT
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6,000 staff
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Our mobile site
m.cardiff.ac.uk
(also in Welsh)
Library Features
Search
Renewals
Contacts & Locations
Ask a Librarian
Find a Pc
Printer/Photocopier Balance
Twitter & Blogs
Video Guides
Mockups
ImplementingFour main ways of making a service mobile
APIAPIExistingExistingSupportSupport
ResponsivResponsivee
DesignDesign
ScreenScreenScrapingScraping
Easy PickingsExisting mobile versions - Twitter, Youtube, Ask a
Librarian
Twitter & YouTube
(uses LibraryH3lp)
Ask a Librarian
APIPrinter and photocopier balance - MyPrint
(uses PaperCut)
Printer Balances
(uses own API)
Find a PC
Responsive DesignAdapting search & accounts
<link href="phone.css" rel="stylesheet" media="only screen and (max-width:500px)">
Screen ScrapingThe dirty truth - blogs
In App FeaturesContacts & Locations
APIAPIExistingExistingSupportSupport
ResponsivResponsivee
DesignDesign
ScreenScreenScrapingScraping
Measuring Success
1.Accounts
2.Search
3.Find a PC
4.Ask a Librarian
5.Locations
Most Used Library Mobile Features
1.Email
2.Library
3.Maps
4.Calendar
5.News
Most Used Overall Mobile Features
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